Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Final Rule and Guidance Released
Client Alert | 1 min read | 08.24.16
The long-awaited FAR final rule and Department of Labor final guidance implementing the “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” executive order will be published in the Federal Register on August 25 (available here and here), and the underlying executive order has been revised (available here) with purportedly “technical” corrections. In response to industry feedback, the FAR Council and DOL have made significant changes regarding the applicability and implementation of the rule and the scope of the reporting requirements, and C&M attorneys will provide in-depth analysis in a forthcoming blog post and in a webcast to discuss its implications.
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Client Alert | 3 min read | 05.06.24
FTC Imposes $3.17 Million Civil Penalty for Violation of Prior Made in USA Order
Last week, based on a referral from the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) filed a complaint against Williams-Sonoma alleging that the company violated a previous Federal Trade Commission decision and order dated July 13, 2020 (the “2020 Order”) pursuant to which Williams-Sonoma was prohibited from making unsubstantiated U.S. origin claims. The complaint alleged that, following entry of the 2020 Order, Williams-Sonoma made “numerous false and unsubstantiated representations that their home goods or other products are ‘Made in USA’ or otherwise of U.S. origin, when, in fact, they are wholly imported or contain significant imported components.”
Client Alert | 14 min read | 05.03.24
Client Alert | 3 min read | 05.03.24
EEOC’s New “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace” Hits Hot-Button Issues
Client Alert | 11 min read | 05.03.24
FDA Moves Forward on Laboratory Developed Tests while Stakeholders and Congress Weigh Next Steps
